How do they do it? The secrets of a confident speaker.

How do they do it? The secrets of a confident speaker.

Lots of people struggle with confidence. The minute we enter “Presentation Mode”, we feel awkward and self-conscious. We become incapable of natural movement and feel constricted, getting stuck in a cycle of public speaking fear. Authenticity really matters: true...
Overcome your Fear of Networking

Overcome your Fear of Networking

As a public speaking coach, I work a lot with clients who want to learn how to create and deliver a brilliant presentation; or to nail their next interview; or confidently deliver a best man’s speech. But I also get a approached by people who want to improve their...
PRESENTING Dos and DON’Ts

PRESENTING Dos and DON’Ts

I’m in to insightful, outcome-based, bespoke training – I take time to understand your challenges before creating a programme just for you. But there’s no denying there are some fundamental rules that we would all benefit from remembering the next time we get up and...
What fires you up?

What fires you up?

I recently worked with a lovely client called Amanda, who is a health data analyst. Her presentations were all about, well…data. How to capture it, and what to do with it. Presentations about data – about numbers, statistics, and graphs – have the potential to be...
“I’m happy to take questions at the end”…are you??

“I’m happy to take questions at the end”…are you??

You can prepare and rehearse your presentation as much as you like, but I know people still get a bit scared of that bit at the end when you’re expected to take questions from the floor. It’s worth exploring why you feel like that. Often, it’s because we can’t...
Are you the right type of communicator?

Are you the right type of communicator?

If you do an internet search of “modes of communication” or something similar, you’ll see lots of information about different presentation styles.  You might identify yourself as a “passive-aggressive” communicator; or maybe your style is ”ideas oriented”; perhaps...